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AROUND THE WORLD OF SPORT
(Evening Standard)FOOTBALL 1 Name the European country which qualified for the World Cup with the highest points total?
2Which player scored the goal that brought an end to Petr Cech's Premiership record of 1025 minutes without conceding?
3Who were relegated from the Football League last season?
4Who scored two goals to knock Manchester United out of the European Cup last season?
5Which team avoided relegation from the Championship on the final day of last season by having a goal difference just one better than Gillingham?
6Who scored West Ham's winner against Preston in the playoff final?
7Against which country did Michael Owen score a hat-trick for England?
8Name the three European countries who failed to reach the World Cup in the playoffs.
9Who scored for Northern Ireland to defeat England in September?
10Which club celebrated the landmark of playing 4000 games in the top flight this season?
11 Who missed the final spot kick in the penalty shootout to hand Liverpool the European Cup?
12Name the player who became the first to score past Chelsea in the Premiership this season?
13Who did Carlisle beat in the Conference playoff final?
14Name the Rangers striker who scored the winner against Hibernian on the final day to clinch the Scottish title.
15Who were beaten by Australia in a penalty shootout to miss out on a place at the World Cup?
16 Who was named by the League Managers Association as the manager of the year?
17 Who scored Charlton's late equaliser against Crystal Palace on the final day to relegate the Eagles from the Premiership?
18Who won the Fair Play Award in the Premiership last season?
19Which striker topped the League Two scoring charts with 29 goals last season?
20Name the player who was sent off in the FA Cup Final.
BOXING 21Who was voted Best Young Boxer by the Boxing Writers' Club?
22Which boxer caused a huge shock by beating Mike Tyson in six rounds in June?
23Name the belts Light Welterweight champion Ricky Hatton currently holds.
24Who did Amir Khan make his professional debut against?
25Which boxer was named the WBC heavyweight champion following Vitali Klitschko's retirement?
GOLF 26Name the caddie with whom Colin Montgomerie was reunited this season and who he credits for his return to form.
27Which two major title winners chose this year's Open Championship at St Andrews to mark their official retirement from competitive golf?
28Who ended his six-year wait for a second European Tour title at the BMW International Open in Germany?
29Name the golfer who lost out to Michael Campbell 2 & 1 in the World Matchplay Championship at Wentworth.
30Who did Tiger Woods beat in a playoff to clinch his fourth Masters title?
31Name the two European golfers who finished the year in the top 10 of the world rankings.
32How many events did Paul Casey win in the calender year. None, Two or Three?
33By what score did the Great Britain and Ireland team beat Continental Europe in the Seve Trophy?
34Who were the captains at the Presidents Cup?
35Which golfer finished the US Open on 12 over par but was still the best-placed representative from Great Britain?
THE ASHES 36Name the County side that beat Australia in a one-day game before the Ashes series began.
37Who helped bowl Australia to victory in the first Test by taking nine wickets in the match?
38Who replaced Simon Jones in The Oval Test?
39Which fielder ran out Ricky Ponting with a direct hit at Trent Bridge?
40Who was England's 12th man for the first four Tests against Australia?
41How many wickets did Shane Warne take in the series?
42Name the umpire who gave Michael Kasprowicz out caught behind to hand England victory in the second Test by two runs.
43Which batsmen scored the most runs in the Ashes series?
44Who were the batsmen in the last-wicket partnership that ensured Australia drew the Third Test?
45Name the Australian bowler who made his Test debut during the series.
CRICKET 46Who captained Hampshire in their C&G Trophy final win over Warwickshire?
47What counties were relegated from Division One of the County Championship?
48At what ground did Brian Lara become the new record run scorer in Test cricket?
49Which cricketer was named ICC Test batsmen of the Year?
50Who was the only player from New Zealand to be selected for the world XI Test match against Australia?
RUGBY UNION 51 Lions captain Brian O'Driscoll was injured in the first Test against the All Blacks by a spear tackle delivered by which two players?
52Who is the International Rugby Player of the Year?
53Name the man who coached Wales to the 2005 Six Nations Grand Slam.
54Who won the vote in Dublin to stage the 2011 Rugby World Cup?
55Which England player has just completed a deer stalking course.
56Who scored a debut try for England against Samoa seconds after coming onto the pitch in the second half?
57Name the media advisor Sir Clive Woodward used on the Lions tour to New Zealand.
58What course is England prop Andrew Sheridan studying at college to give himself another skill for post-rugby life?
59Who was sacked as Italy coach during 2005?
60Which ailment forced Jonny Wilkinson to be admitted to hospital on Newcastle's preseason tour to Japan?
LONDON 2012 61In what city did the IOC announce London had won the vote to host the 2012 Olympic Games?
62Which former female Olympic champion made an emotional plea during London's Bid presentation to International Olympic Committee members in July?
63How many sports is London due to stage at the 2012 Games and which sports that were on the programme in Athens in 2004 will be missing?
64What is the name of the head of the IOC's coordination commission for the London Games and in which sport did he used to compete at the Olympics?
65The chief executive of London's bid Keith Mills is a multimillionaire.
How did he make his money?
66What was the slogan of Paris's bid for the 2012 Games?
67Who is the new Olympics Minister?
68At which major British sporting event was an "Anglo-French peace summit" held after Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe criticised London following the victory?
69Which female Olympic champion led the wild celebrations in Trafalgar Square when London was awarded the Games?
70Name the cities that lost out to London in the IOC vote to host the Olympic Games.
TENNIS 71 Which former Grand Slam champion is coming back out of retirement to the women's game in 2006?
72Who won the Australian Open men's singles title in 2005?
73Who beat World No1 Roger Federer in the ATP Masters final in Shanghai?
74Can you name Andrew Murray's mother, a tennis coach, and his brother, who partners him at doubles.
75How much will the Lawn Tennis Association's new national centre at Roehampton cost to build?
MOTORSPORT 76How many races did Fernando Alonso win on his way to becoming Formula One world champion?
77Who won the British Grand Prix?
78At what Grand Prix did Jenson Button secure his only pole position?
79Who won his second World Rally Championship this year?
80Name the rider who finished runner-up to Valentino Rossi in Moto GP this year?
HORSE RACING 81Which trainer/jockey duo won both the 1,000 Guineas and 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket in May?
82Which riderless horse ran across Tony McCoy's mount at Becher's Brook, causing the champion jockey to fall off when leading the Grand National on Clan Royal?
83Name the horse, jockey and trainer of the only Europeantrained winner at this year's Breeders' Cup?
84At which course did triple Gold Cup winner Best Mate suffer a fatal heart attack and who was the jockey?
85Which famous 2005 Classic-winning horse was partowned by, among others, Simon Cowell, Mel Smith, Sir Clement Freud, Ken Bates, and Lord Lloyd Webber?
GENERAL 86Who did New England Patriots beat to win their third Superbowl in four years?
87In what darts event did Phil Taylor get his third live televised nine-dart finish?
88What team did Lance Armstrong ride for when he clinched his seventh and final Tour de France?
89Who did Shaun Murphy beat to become the first qualifier since 1979 to win snooker's world championship?
90How many medals did Great Britain win at the World Championships in Montreal?
The answers
Compiled by SIMON JOHNSON
FOOTBALL: 1: Holland (32); 2: Leon McKenzie (Norwich); 3: Kidderminster and Cambridge; 4: Hernan Crespo (AC Milan); 5: Crewe; 6: Bobby Zamora; 7: Colombia; 8: Turkey, Norway, Slovakia; 9: David Healy; 10: Everton; 11: Andriy Shevchenko; 12: Luke Moore; 13: Stevenage Borough; 14: Nacho Novo; 15: Uruguay; 16: David Moyes; 17: Jonathan Fortune; 18: Arsenal; 19: Phil Jevons; 20: Jose Reyes BOXING: 21: Kevin Mitchell; 22: Kevin McBride; 23: IBF and WBA; 24: David Bailey; 25: Hasim Rahman GOLF: 26: Alastair McLean; 27: Jack Nicklaus and Tony Jacklin; 28: David Howell; 29: Paul McGinley; 30: Chris Dimarco; 31: Colin Montgomerie and Sergio Garcia; 32: Two; 33: 161/2-111/2; 34: Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player; 35: Lee Westwood THE ASHES: 36: Somerset; 37: Glenn McGrath; 38: Paul Collingwood; 39: Gary Pratt; 40: Chris Tremlett; 41: Forty: 42: Billy Bowden; 43: Kevin Pietersen; 44: Glenn McGrath and Brett Lee; 45: Shaun Tait CRICKET: 46: Shaun Udal; 47: Surrey, Gloucestershire, Glamorgan; 48: Adelaide Oval; 49: Jacques Kallis; 50: Daniel Vettori RUGBY UNION: 51: Tana Umaga and Kevin Mealamu; 52: Daniel Carter; 53: Mike Ruddock; 54: New Zealand; 55: Standard Sport columnist Josh Lewsey; 56: Tom Varndell; 57: Alistair Campbell; 58: Bricklaying; 59: John Kirwan; 60: Appendix problem LONDON 2012: 61: Singapore; 62: Denise Lewis; 63: 26, baseball and softball; 64: Denis Oswald, rowing; 65: He invented the concept of air miles; 66: L'Amour des Jeux (love the Games); 67: Tessa Jowell; 68: The Open Championship; 69: Standard Sport columnist Kelly Holmes; 70: Moscow, New York, Madrid and Paris TENNIS: 71: Martina Hingis; 72: Marit Safin; 73: David Nalbandian; 74: Judy and Jamie; 75: GBP40million MOTORSPORT: 76: Seven; 77: Juan Pablo Montoya; 78: Canadian; 79: Sebastien Loeb; 80: Marco Melandri HORSE RACING: 81: Kieren Fallon/Aidan O'Brien with Virginia Waters (1,000) and Footstepsinthesand (2,000); 82: Take the Stand; 83: Shirocco, Christophe Soumillon, Andre Fabre; 84: Exeter, Paul Carberry; 85: Epsom Derby winner Motivator GENERAL: 86: Philadelphia Eagles; 87: UK Open; 88: Discovery Channel; 89: Matthew Stevens; 90: Four (all bronze medals).
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